New Scotland

A public hearing on the proposed law was held on Jan. 25, while a vote on the matter is likely to happen in the coming weeks. 

Judy Kimes, Publicist New Scotland Historical Association

A 27-year-old Voorheesville man was charged by the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 23 for raping a girl under the age of 15 “by forcible compulsion,” according to a release from the office.

William C. Maguire is facing three felony charges: first-degree rape, second-degree rape, and first-degree criminal sexual act.

In November, area residents came to the Voorheesville firehouse to voice their concerns over losing access to Route 719. This week, the Capital District Transportation Authority announced a two-phase plan that will bring a large portion of the route back into service. 

Dorothy Kohler​, Voorheesville

Meals for seniors are offered in New Scotland every Wednesday at the Wyman Osterhout Community Center, formerly a schoolhouse, on Old Salem Road in New Salem, and are offered every Thursday at St.

VOORHEESVILLE — Julia Young, a student at Clayton A. Bouton High School, is one of 25 seniors in New York State nominated as a Presidential Scholar, a recognition the Regents chancellor called “the pinnacle” — and yet Julia Young is humble.

NEW SCOTLAND — Christine Galvin helps abused and neglected children who have fled their homelands in hopes of building a better life in the United States.

She has spent up to a thousand hours each year for more than five years working, for free, to help them.

Asked why, Galvin says simply, “They all need help.”

Meals for seniors are offered in New Scotland every Wednesday at the Wyman Osterhout Community Center, formerly a schoolhouse, on Old Salem Road in New Salem, and are offered every Thursday at St.

NEW SCOTLAND — At noon on Christmas Day, state troopers were called to a Voorheesville home for a dispute, which led to an arrest on Jan. 3 of a New Scotland man for robbery, larceny, and harassment.

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